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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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